§ 5501. — International negotiations concerning aviation security.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC5501]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 64--UNITED STATES RESPONSE TO TERRORISM AFFECTING AMERICANS
ABROAD
Sec. 5501. International negotiations concerning aviation
security
(a) United States policy
It is the policy of the United States--
(1) to seek bilateral agreements to achieve United States
aviation security objectives with foreign governments;
(2) to continue to press vigorously for security improvements
through the Foreign Airport Security Act \1\ and the foreign airport
assessment program; and
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\1\ See References in Text note below.
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(3) to continue to work through the International Civil Aviation
Organization to improve aviation security internationally.
(b) Negotiations for aviation security
(1) The Department of State, in consultation with the Department of
Transportation, shall be responsible for negotiating requisite aviation
security agreements with foreign governments concerning the
implementation of United States rules and regulations which affect the
foreign operations of United States air carriers, foreign air carriers,
and foreign international airports. The Secretary of State is directed
to enter, expeditiously, into negotiations for bilateral and
multilateral agreements--
(A) for enhanced aviation security objectives;
(B) to implement the Foreign Airport Security Act \1\ and the
foreign airport assessment program to the fullest extent
practicable; and
(C) to achieve improved availability of passenger manifest
information.
(2) A principal objective of bilateral and multilateral negotiations
with foreign governments and the International Civil Aviation
Organization shall be improved availability of passenger manifest
information.
(Pub. L. 101-604, title II, Sec. 201, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 3081.)
References in Text
No act with the title Foreign Airport Security Act, referred to in
subsecs. (a)(2) and (b)(1)(B), has been enacted. The Foreign Airport
Security Act probably means part B (Secs. 551-559) of title V of Pub. L.
99-83, Aug. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 222. For complete classification of part B
to the Code, see Tables.
Congressional Findings
Section 2 of Pub. L. 101-604 provided that: ``Congress finds that--
``(1) the safety and security of passengers of United States air
carriers against terrorist threats should be given the highest
priority by the United States Government;
``(2) the report of the President's Commission on Aviation
Security and Terrorism, dated May 15, 1990, found that current
aviation security systems are inadequate to provide such protection;
``(3) the United States Government should immediately take steps
to ensure fuller compliance with existing laws and regulations
relating to aviation security;
``(4) the United States Government should work through the
International Civil Aviation Organization and directly with foreign
governments to enhance aviation security of foreign carriers and at
foreign airports;
``(5) the United States Government should ensure that enhanced
security measures are fully implemented by both United States and
foreign air carriers;
``(6) all nations belonging to the Summit Seven should promptly
amend the Bonn Declaration to extend sanctions for all terrorist
acts, including attacks against airports and air carrier ticket
offices;
``(7) the United States Government, in bilateral negotiations
with foreign governments, should emphasize upgrading international
aviation security objectives;
``(8) the United States Government should have in place a
mechanism by which the Government notifies the public, on a case-by-
case basis and through the application of a uniform national
standard, of certain credible threats to civil aviation security;
``(9) the United States Government has a special obligation to
United States victims of acts of terrorism directed against this
Nation and should provide prompt assistance to the families of such
victims and assure that fair and prompt compensation is provided to
such victims and their families;
``(10) the United States should work with other nations to treat
as outlaws state sponsors of terrorism, isolating such sponsors
politically, economically, and militarily;
``(11) the United States must develop a clear understanding that
state-sponsored terrorism threatens United States values and
interests, and that active measures are needed to counter more
effectively the terrorist threat; and
``(12) the United States must have the national will to take
every feasible action to prevent, counter, and respond to terrorist
activities.''
